Garment hanger



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Edward 0 57 BY Patented Sept. 18, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 y GARMENT HANGER Edward 0. King, Farmersville Station, N. Y.

Application May 2, 1947, Serial No. 745,535

3 Claims. (01. 223-92) This invention relates generally to coat hangers and garment hangers and more particularly to coat hangers of the wooden type.

' 1 All coat hangers heretofore made of wood and with which I am familiar have been secured together at a central joint by corrugated metal fasteners. These metal fasteners are unsightly in appearance and do not hold the arms of the hanger together for a very long period of time inasmuch as the strain on the arms of the hanger quickly pulls the hanger apart at the joint. Furthermore, in the use of corrugated fasteners many hangers were split and spoiled when the fasteners were forced or driven through the joint between the arms of the, hanger. Inasmuch as most of the wooden hangers at this time are printed for hotels and the like, especially in the head portion of the hanger, for advertising purposes, it has been found that the corrugated fasteners broke the type after running a very few hangers through the printing press. It has, therefore, been necessary in the printing of these prior hangers to place the printed matter on the arms of the hanger which has greatly increased the cost of printing and does not provide a suitable advertising media in that the printing is done at an angle, the arms only take a very small amount of printed matter, the arms are covered by most garments, and it is necessary to have the sides thereof flat in order that this printed matter may be placed on the sides thereof. Furthermore, it has been necessary to utilize good quality hard Wood in these hangers in order to prevent splitting of the wood and in order that the corrugated fasteners could secure the arms together.

It is accordingly, an object of my invention to overcome the above and other defects in present wooden coat hangers, and it is more particularly an object of my invention to provide a coat hanger which is simple in construction and economical in manufacture.

Another object of my invention is to provide a wooden coat hanger which may be manufactured from soft wood or imperfect grades of wood or from fiber or other material which cannot be used to make hangers by prior methods.

Another object of my invention is to provide a wooden coat hanger which provides a comparatively large printing surface on each side of the head portion of the hanger.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel coat hanger wherein the hanger may be manufactured in three or more pieces and thereby provide a comparatively large printing surface for the head of the hanger, utilize smaller pieces of wood and give any angularity or shape of head or arms desired.

Another object of my invention is to provide novel means for securing the arms of a coat hanger together at the joint thereof.

Other objects of my invention will become evident from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. l is a side elevational view showing an embodiment of my novel coat hanger;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a modified form of coat hanger embodying'my invention; v

Figs. 4 and Bare fragmentary plan and side elevational views of another modified form of garment hanger and Figs. 6 and 7 are fragmentary plan and side elevational views of another modified form of garment hanger.

Referring now to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 show a coat hanger comprising side arms I and 2 having-enlarged head portions 3 and 4 abutting each other to'form a joint 5.. A hook 6 extends downwardly at the joint 5 and has an enlarged portion I- at the bottom thereof to prevent the hook passing upwardly through the joint 5. The central portion 8 of the enlarged head portions 3 and 4 of the arm members I and 2 are grooved slightly to nest the hook 6. Splicing members 9 are disposed on opposite sides of the joint 5 and are secured to the enlarged head portions 3 and 4 by any suitable adhesive. The members 9 have a smooth outer surface and are preferably made of a comparatively high tensile strength wood or any other suitable material which will take conventional ink in order that a printing surface may be provided on the members 9. It has been found that by use of the splicing members 9 and a suit-' able adhesive between the members 9 and the enlarged headed portions 3 and 4 of the arms I and 2, no man can break the joint and pull th arms I and 2 apart without utilizing a sledge hammer or an axe. A suitable cross arm I I is disposed between the lower portions of the arms I and 2 to provide for hanging of skirts, pants, and

other folded garments. In that there are no brads, nails, corrugated fasteners or any other fastening members driven into the wood, a very low grade of wood may be utilized for my novel hangers in that the members 9 tend to strengthen the joint between arms I and 2 which is the weakest point in a garment hanger because the leverage on the hanger is on the outer ends of the arms I and 2 and this is especially great with heavy overcoats and the like where no cross arm H is provided, as many hangers are made.

Where only high grade hard wood can now be utilized with corrugated fasteners in the manufacture of wooden coat hangers, my novel means of fastening the arms together makes possible the use of soft or imperfect wood which heretofore could not be utilized.

The splicing member 9 may be made of any type of material which has suflflcient tensile strength for the particular purpose and may comprise pressed wood, special types of fiber board, veneer, and the like. Furthermore, the member 9 may be made decorative by using foil coated fiber board and like decorative material now on the market.

In Fig. 3, I have shown a garment hanger which is made in three pieces, providing a much larger printing surface on the head of the hanger, and which permits the use of small pieces of wood of imperfect shape in that the whole centerpiece is covered by the splicing members on the sides thereof. The hanger in Fig. 3 comprises a centerpiece arcuate in shape having outwardly extending arms 2| and 22 connected thereto by arcuate shaped members 23 disposed on opposite sides of the centerpiece 2|) of sufficient length to cover the abutting joints 24 and 25 between the centerpiece 20 and the arms 2| and 22. A suitable adhesive is used to secure the members 23 to the sides of the centerpiece 20 and the arms 2| and 22. A suitable hook 26'is secured centrally of the centerpiece 20. In this type of hanger the hook 26 has no tendency to pull out of the joint in that it extends directly through the body of the center piece 20 and therefore, does not have a tendency to break the hanger at the joint thereof. A large smooth printing surface is likewise provided in this type of hanger.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I show abutting head and arm members 30 and 3| having corresponding slots 32 and 33 forming a rectangular slot for receiving a splicing insert member 34. Any suitable adhesive material is utilized to bind the outer sides of the member 34 to the engaging surfaces of the slots 32 and 33. The outer side surfaces of the members 30 and 3| provide good printing surfaces in this construction. An aperture 35 in the insert member 34' is adapted to receive the shank of a hook (not shown).

Figs. 6 and 7 show a garment hanger in which splicing member projects rearwardly at 4| in arcuate form to provide a support for the collar of a garment. The arms 42 and 43 may extend outwardly in a vertical plane as shown in solid lines or they may extend angularly forwardly as shown in dotted lines 44. A front splicing member 45 is shown although it is not 4 necessary in many instances because of the strength of the rear member 40. Any suitable adhesive may be utilized between the splicing members 40 and 45 and the arms 42 and 43.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that I have provided novel means for securing the arms of garment hangers together, particularly wooden hanger arms, which further provides a comparatively large. smooth surface for printing on the head of the hanger and which permits the use of soft and imperfect wood and permits decoration of the hanger if desired.

Various changes may be made in the specific embodiment of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof, or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l.,A garment hanger comprising oppositely extending, inclined arms with enlarged headed portions with abutting faces defining a comparatively long, vertically extending joint therebetween, a comparatively flat high tensile strength splicing member centered on and disposed over said joint and covering a major portion of one side of said headed portions of said arms and having at least a portion of one side thereof com!- paratively smooth to take a conventional ink, an adhesive substance adhering said splicing member to said headed portions of said arms and securing said arms together in predetermined angular relationship, and a hook se cured between said abutting faces of the enlarged heads on said arms.

2. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 1, together with a second splicing member wherein the second splicing member is disposed on the opposite side of the enlarged headed portions of said inclined arms to said first mentioned splicing member covering the opposite side of said joint between said inclined arms, and an adhesive substance adhering said second splicing member to said headed portions of said arms.

3. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 1 wherein a second splicing member having a. laterally, outwardly extending arcuate surface for supporting the collar of a coat is secured to said headed portions on the opposite side of said joint.

EDWARD 0. KING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Derman Apr. 2, 1940 

